Patrick Swayze On Cancer: ‘I’m Scared’

80′s heartthrob Patrick Swayze is finally speaking out about the cancer that has plagued his body since last year. In an interview (his first since his diagnosis) with Barbara Walters, Swayze offers insight on his struggles with pancreatic cancer, and reveals that like anyone else who has faced this disease, he’s scared and unsure of what’s to come. “Yeah, I’m scared. Yeah, I’m angry. Yeah, I’m [asking] why me,” he confesses to the veteran newscaster in a conversation that airs tomorrow night on ABC. “You can bet that I’m going through hell. And I’ve only seen the beginning of it.”

Swayze also revealed for the first time that in addition to having a tumor on his pancreas, the cancer has spread to his liver, making his diagnosis Stage 4. But the veteran actor was undeterred by the grave diagnosis, and described his reaction as, “Watch me! You watch what I pull off.”

So far, he has done just that. Less than 5% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer live past five years, but Swayze attributes his survival thus far to chemo, experimental drugs, and resolve – with some serious help and support from his wife, Lisa. Patrick says, “no matter what’s thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going.” [Photo: Splash News Online]

For more info on pancreatic cancer, visit Pancan.org.